Instytutions or, principall groundes of the lawes and statutes of Englande, newly and very truly corrected and amended with many newe and goodly additions, very profytable for all sortes of people to knowe, lately augmented and imprynted
Publisher: By Wyllyam Myddylton.
Published: 1545
Place of publication: Imprynted at Lo[n]don in Fletestrete at the sygne of the George next to Saynt Dunstones churche
Language: eng
Subjects: Land tenure; Law and legislation; Early works to 1800; Real property; Statutes; Law
Other titles: Principall groundes of the lawes and statutes of Englande
Work titles: Institutions in the lawes of Englande
Notes: Title within a woodcut border (McKerrow, Borders, no. 22)

With unsigned preface by Richard Taverner, who was probably also the editor --cf. STC (2nd ed.) 9291.

"Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum." --foot of colophon.

Collation: A-H⁸ I⁴ [$5 (-I3) signed]

Errors in foliation: leaves l, li, liii and lxiii-lxiiii printed li, xli, xliiii and lxiii-xliiii.

Printer's device (McKerrow, Devices, no. 93) on verso of final leaf.

In predominantly black letter type; some Roman type.

Initials; tail pieces.

Side notes.

Includes index, signed W.S.

First published as 'Institutions in the lawes of Englande', printed by John Bydell [1538?], STC (2nd ed.) 9290.

STC (2nd ed.) 9293.3

Beale, J.H. Engl. law T273

Received Nov. 13, 1924.

Ex libris John Cliborne.

Bound in 17th century calf, covers decorated with gilt fillets and corner ornaments; worn gilt spine ornaments, red leather spine title 'Institutions 1545'; gilt inside dentelles. Rebacked, probably in the 19th century; all edges gilt. With 19th century marbled paper pastedowns and endpapers. Shelf mark (?) '77' on title page in an early hand. On verso of A2, ownership inscription of John Cliborne (?) in a contemporary hand.